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    Wave of mutilation: The latest injuries

    And now he's on the IL. Obliques can linger, especially for pitchers, so his initial reaction post game that hed make his next start seemed unlikely to me.
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    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    Fair enough, the conversation was around a set of comps; almost all of whom were guys who didnt just have average power, but had power more consistent with 30 HRs a year. Thus the response. It just seems like a lot of people are underrating the possibility that the outcome here is a guy who is...
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    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    He's shown pop in the minors, but theres always been questions about how well that will hold in the majors. He definitely does not profile like most of the guys (Roberts, Hernandez, Castellanos) in that list in the power tool department. No one is expecting him to consistently hit 25-35 HRs a...
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    Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension

    The flip side of this is of course that Bader can actually hit left handed pitching pretty well; hes just useless against RHP, which is also only a recent issue. Maybe the Mets saw something that they though they could fix there. In any event, If Rafaela matches Bader's career, he'll be worth...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Its a bit hard to believe ticket sales are only off 5%. Tickets for Fenway opening day are still available. I cant remember a time when tickets for Fenway; 's opening day were still available when the season started. They used to sell out in December. Edit: I suppose it could be gross $ volume...
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    Let's Lay Off That Throttle

    Its only disproving that its not true for everyone. We know from the numerous deals over the last 20+ years that normally the top bid gets the player. The fact that some players do not does not invalidate a general tendency. I dont think anyone has ever said that EVERYONE WILL TAKE THE TOP DEAL...
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    FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop

    Yes, I was responding to a post that thought SS defensive being 7th in MLB seemed too low. Seems pretty much right on the mark to me.
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    FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop

    I dont see these as inconsistent at all? A consistent top 10 defensive shortstop is almost certainly going to trend around the top 50 defensive players in baseball. I didnt say he was bad; hes very clear a good defensive shortstop. I dont understand the confusion as to why a ranking in between...
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    FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop

    I agree that he was very good at short in 2023 based on the eye test(which was validated by metrics as well), but it was like 40 games . Performance isn't even though; just like players have better and worse hitting streaks, the same thing happens in the field. Until he consistently plays like...
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    FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop

    This seems about right. I think a lot of people got really riled up by a really small sample last August and September; Story has never really consistently been an elite defensive shortstop. He played five full seasons in Colorado and the COVID shortened season and only in 2019 did he have...
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    Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars

    Yes, you are right about the rule of 51 during the transition period/FA. Ultimately they need to get all liabilities for all players under the cap and be compliant for the regular season. For that purpose, it is $2.8M. The rule of 51 is just an acknowledgement that during the FA and training...
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    Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars

    What bonus acceleration are you speaking of? He had a four year deal so it’s just the last year of the amortization; nothing is brought forward that wasn’t already on the 2024 cap. They save like $2.8M from the salary.
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    Brayan Bello signed to a 6 year, $55 million extension

    Longoria’s comparable deal was signed in 2008, which was a max 9/44. That initial deal was an excellent deal; now why they decided to an extension so early on was always the question.
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    Offseason rumors

    NBA stars are just not good comparisons for off the court reasons as well. Guys like Lebron are making more in marketing/merchandising deals than they are playing basketball. The only somewhat comparable person in MLB is probably Ohtani. Max Fried isn’t getting $25M, $30, $40M a year marketing...
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    Offseason rumors

    This is a better analysis. The initial reaction was the point about Giolito and Fried being friends. If can’t recall any MLB player ever taking less money to play with a friend; if you have an example of a good player doing so, I’d love to hear it. If the Sox want Fried they are going to have...
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